Former surgeon Le Scouarnec stands trial: What is the story behind France's largest child sexual abuse case?

Months after the Gisèle Pelicot case rocked France, Le Scouarnec is accused of raping or abusing 299 victims, most of them young children at the time.

This courtroom sketch shows Joel Le Scouarnec, now 74, sitting in courtroom and accused of raping or abusing 299 people at the Vannes courthouse, France, Feb. 24, 2025 - Copyright AP Photo

"She discovered that Le Scouarnec had raped her when she was 11, while being treated for appendicitis in hospital", Gwendoline Tenier, Annabelle’s lawyer, told Euronews.

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